Commentary

Triple Dance Threat: Augmentum 2016
Reading Time: 6 minutes

by Yeo Jun Wei (17S03B), Nadiya Nesseer (17S03B) and Tapasya Singh (17S03C)
Photos by Raffles Photographic Society

What does it mean to be a youth?

Hidden within the power and strength of Street Dance, the elegance and control displayed by Modern Dance, and the grace and beauty embodied by Indian Dance, Augmentum: The Spirit of Youth had the perfect answer. This series of two showcases, held on the 30th April at the Performing Arts Centre, grappled with this central question through the enumeration of eight key themes: Innocence, Playfulness, Discovery, Confusion, Uprising, Rebellion, Peace and Celebration.

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Commentary

Pitching in to Win: Softball Boys Finals
Reading Time: 3 minutes

by: Serafina Siow (17A13A)

Photos by: Guan Xin (17S06B)

This was the sixth year the RI Softball boys were in the finals and the last five times they came away winning. Eager to continue this streak of wins, the team looked determined and undaunted by the stakes as they stepped onto the field against Hwa Chong Institution.

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Commentary

No Fear, Gavelier: TPJC Inter-Junior College/Combined Institution Oratorical Competition
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Jeanne Tan (17A01B)

The small lecture theatre was silent. The finalists, including RI Gavel Club’s own Cheung Chun Jing (17A01A), filed out. I was sitting near the back with the other Gaveliers who had made the trip to Tampines JC. On my right was Manu Neethi Cholan Kapilan (16S06N), last year’s impromptu champion and probably the most nervous person in the room.

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Commentary

The Past, Present and Future Sing a Bar Together: RI Choir Limelight 2016
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Joan Ang (17A01B), Jeanne Tan (17A01B) and Lee Yun Ning (17A01E)
Photos by Guan Xin (17S03B), Elizabeth Quek (17S07A) and Ethan Ong Szerey (17S06Q)

There was an air of tension backstage. Raffles Chorale Chairperson, Jonathan Tan (16S06K), described concert preparation as “an uphill battle to get every single person up to mark”, and he was right — as the Year 5s only entered Chorale towards the end of February, Chorale only had a solid month and a half of practice before their time to perform rolled around. In each performer’s heart, there was only one question: would their efforts pay off? It would soon be answered.

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Staff Features

Taking Root Here: Appreciation Week 2016
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Deborah Lee (17A01D) and Carman Chew (17A01D)

Appreciation Week 2016 is a collaboration between Raffles Press and Students’ Council that aims to recognize and appreciate the non-teaching staff members who do a lot that we often don’t value enough. Though we do not normally see them around, the impact they have on our school lives is indispensable.

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